I found a wonderful site with all sorts of instances to join here. Most work. This is the link to their most popular 100 topics, rather than to the main page.
fedi.directory/top-100-topics/
And groups do exist here! I found a page about them at the below site. It's about Mastodon, but the advice should apply to Friendica as ell.
fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on…
How to use groups on Mastodon and the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • •Fedi.Tips is actually here and posts great content quite often. I would definitely recommend them as a follow.
@Fedi.Tips
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •@clifton
Thanks for the recommendations! 😊
Just to make clear:
Tips for using this place are at fedi.tips
Servers to join are at fedi.garden
Accounts to follow are at fedi.directory
Fedi.Directory – Interesting accounts on Mastodon & the Fediverse
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